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But she said this isn’t enough for him - all he wants his his legs back and he’s missing so much from life without them. Robert hoped that he would have had the suit which could aid him to walk again in time for Sase’s wedding last year.

Sase said: “When I got married, all Dad wanted was to be able to walk me down the aisle. I didn’t care whether we walked, crawled or were in wheelchairs but it was something he was desperate for.”

Robert Godfrey working on skate ramps at Rampworx skatepark before his accident left him paralysed (Image: Samantha Boardman)

Sadly, they weren’t able to arrange it in time but Robert’s family and friends from Rampworx are hoping they will still meet the fund-raising target.

Rampworx is the biggest skatepark in the UK and Sase claims users are really missing Robert’s influence. She said: “He’s so proud of the skatepark he helped to build and I know he feels like he just isn’t as much a part of it anymore.

“Having the ability to wallk again would give him a new lease of life.”

Sase, who spent a lot of her childhood at the skatepark, said: “By opening the park, Dad has helped keep a lot of kids off the streets by giving them somewhere to go.